Catacombs of Odessa, Ukraine: MN 15 - MN 16, Ukraine

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pliohyaena perrieri
Pliohyaena perrieri pyrenica
Grizaya odessana
Belyaeva 1948
Pisces
Pisces indet. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
synonym of Osteichthyes
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus arvernensis (Croizet and Jobert 1828)
Mastodon ? arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
Belyaeva 1948
recombined as Anancus arvernensis
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832
Mammalia - Bovidae
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
Mammalia - Camelidae
Camelus ? alutensis
Belyaeva 1948
Paracamelus alexejevi Khavesson 1950
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Lynx ex gr. brevirostris
Lynx ex gr. brevirostris-issiodorensis
Felis lynx Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
recombined as Lynx lynx
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890
Megantereon sp. Croizet and Jobert 1828
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Chasmaporthetes lunensis Del Campana 1914
Chasmaporthetes lunensis odessanus
Hyaena sp. Brisson 1762
Belyaeva 1948
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
Ursus ex gr. minimus Devéze and Bouillet 1827
recombined as Euarctos minimus
Agriotherium sp. Wagner 1837
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Arctomeles ferus Roshchin 1949
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775
Belyaeva 1948
Vulpes odessana n. sp. Odintzov 1967
Vulpes praecorsac Kormos 1932
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
Nyctereutes sp. Temminck 1839
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotona eximia
Belyaeva 1948
Ochotona gigas
Belyaeva 1948
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus laskarevi
Belyaeva 1948
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1809
Belyaeva 1948
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
Steneofiber sp. Geoffroy 1833
Belyaeva 1948
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Prospalax priscus
Belyaeva 1948
Evotomys sp. Coues 1874
Belyaeva 1948
synonym of Myodes
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902
Belyaeva 1948
Cricetulus simionescui
Belyaeva 1948
Cricetulus grizai
Belyaeva 1948
Cricetulus aff. migratorius (Pallas 1773)
Belyaeva 1948
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
Spalax cf. leurodon
Belyaeva 1948
Parapodemus similis Argyropulo and Pidoplichka 1939
Belyaeva 1948
recombined as Orientalomys similis
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae
Haematopus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Ammoperdix ponticus Tugarinov 1940
Belyaeva 1948
synonym of Palaeocryptonyx donnezani
Gallus aesculapi Gaudry 1861
Belyaeva 1948
synonym of Pavo archiaci
Pliogallus coturnoides Tugarinov 1940
Belyaeva 1948
Alectoris pliocaena Tugarinov 1940
Belyaeva 1948
invalid subgroup of Phasianidae
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Asio pigmaea
Belyaeva 1948
Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio chersonensis (Brant 1873)
Belyaeva 1948
original and current combination Struthiolithus chersonensis
Amphibia
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Belyaeva 1948
see common names

Geography
Country:Ukraine
Coordinates: 46.5° North, 30.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.6° North, 30.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:MN 15 - MN 16
Age range of interval:4.20000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Terminal Ruscinian-Villafranchian period. Middle Pliocene.
Lithology and environment
Environment:karst indet.
Geology comments: Red beds filling karst cavities in the lower Pontian limestones.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:50943
Authorizer:A. Turner, M. Uhen Enterer:H. O'Regan, M. Uhen
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2005-05-25 03:57:23 Last modified:2005-05-25 07:00:30
Access level:the public Released:2005-05-25 03:57:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

13592.PACED E. A. Vangengeim, I. A. Vislobokova, and M. V. Sotnikova. 1998. Large Ruscinian Mammalia in the Territory of the Former Soviet Union. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 6(4):368-382 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]

Secondary references:

24838 E. I. Belyaeva. 1948. Catalogue of Tertiary Fossil Sites of the Land Mammals in the U.S.S.R. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]